Comcast is exploring separation of cable networks business

NBCUniversal's cable networks portfolio includes Bravo, E!, Syfy, Oxygen True Crime, USA Network, as well as news networks MSNBC and CNBC.

Business - CNBC - 12 minutes ago

Comcast Explores Spin-Out of Cable Business

The company’s president, Mike Cavanagh, said the company was also considering finding a partner for its Peacock streaming service.

Business - The New York Times - 2 hours ago

Why a possible spinoff of Comcast’s cable networks is drawing cheers

Analysts think Comcast’s sprawling empire could get more investor respect without its troubled cable networks, and the networks could benefit from being on their own as well.

Business - MarketWatch - 1 hour ago

Comcast Considers Spin-Out of Cable Networks Such as MSNBC, CNBC, Bravo

The cable and entertainment company posted a jump in quarterly revenue, boosted by its media businesses.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 1 hour ago

Boeing Explores Sale of Space Business

New CEO seeks buyers for Starliner and other NASA projects in quest to rescue manufacturer.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 6 days ago

ECB’s Lagarde: ‘We’re breaking the neck of inflation’ after cutting interest rates – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news. Newsflash: Inflation across the eurozone fell by more than initially thought last month, which may cement the chances of interest rate ...

World - The Guardian - October 17

Comcast tops earnings estimates as Olympics propel the company

Comcast beat third-quarter earnings estimates as the Summer Olympics in Paris boosted NBCUniversal’s revenue and Peacock’s subscriber count.

Business - CNBC - 3 hours ago

UK considering EU-style common charging cable

The EU previously introduced a law requiring new electronic devices to use the same type of cable in 2022.

Uber explored takeover bid for Expedia

Buying travel website would be ride-hailing group’s biggest deal as it looks to diversify

Business - Financial Times - October 16

Liquid AI Is Redesigning the Neural Network

Inspired by microscopic worms, Liquid AI’s founders developed a more adaptive, less energy-hungry kind of neural network. Now the MIT spin-off is revealing several new ultraefficient models.

Tech - Wired - October 23

Harris, Trump separated by 1 point nationally: Poll

Vice President Harris is leading former President Trump by 1 percentage point nationally among likely voters, according to a new poll. The Marquette University poll, released Wednesday, found ...

Politics - The Hill - October 16

Harris, Trump separated by 1 point in NC survey

Vice President Harris and former President Trump are separated by just 1 point in the latest survey out of North Carolina. The poll, conducted by High Point University, found Harris receiving 47 ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

Cable work begins on German grid project to transmit renewable energy

World - Yahoo News - October 22

FirstFT: Uber explored bid for travel website Expedia

Also in today’s newsletter, Kamala Harris locks horns with Fox News interviewer Bret Baier and Wall Street roars back

World - Financial Times - October 17

Ministers explore handing Post Office to sub-postmasters

The proposal is in its early stages and is one of many under consideration, sources told the BBC.

Ministers explore plan to hand Post Office to subpostmasters

Campaigner Alan Bates says mutualisation won’t work as organisation will continue to need government subsidies. Ministers want to turn the Post Office into a co-operative and have asked business ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

Cooper Hewitt’s Triennial Explores the Idea of Home

Starting in November, 25 new site-specific installations that explore the idea of home will fill the former Carnegie mansion in Manhattan.

Science - The New York Times - October 23

Cooper Hewitt’s Triennial Explores the Idea of Home

Starting in November, 25 new site-specific installations that explore the idea of home will fill the former Carnegie mansion in Manhattan.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 23

Two BBC documentaries explore the stark binaries of Trump

‘Trump: A Criminal Conspiracy’ outlines why many see the ex-president as a threat to democracy while ‘Trump: A Second Chance’ follows a group of his supporters

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Early voting is surging across the U.S. Explore the data.

Early voting has begun in states across the country where voters are able to cast their ballots either in person or via mail.

TPG Telecom Sells Fixed-Fiber Network to Vocus

Australia’s TPG Telecom agreed to sell its fixed-fiber network to Vocus, generating funds for future shareholder returns and investment into its mobile operations.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 13

German regulators approve construction of nationwide hydrogen network

World - Yahoo News - October 22

Andrea Mitchell to end MSNBC show, stay with network

Veteran NBC reporter and anchor Andrea Mitchell will vacate her post hosting a news show during the noon hour on MSNBC starting next year, she announced on Tuesday, saying she will be staying with ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

The return of family separation: Trump wants to deport the parents of American-born kids

It’s assumed that American-born children are immune to immigration enforcement — but this assumption is dangerously false.

Politics - The Hill - October 14

Twin boys born conjoined celebrate 1st birthday after separation surgery

Twin brothers who were born conjoined recently celebrated their first birthday after undergoing successful separation surgery

Health - ABC News - October 10

2 boys killed in separate haunted hayride incidents in 2 days

Two boys died over the weekend after being struck by haunted hayrides in Tennessee and Minnesota, authorities said.

Two young boys die in separate Halloween hayride tractor incidents

Two young boys have died in separate tractor accidents at Halloween hayrides in Tennessee and Minnesota, local officials said.

Harris campaign hosts separated families ahead of Trump's Univision town hall

Three families spoke about their forced separation at the hands of U.S. immigration authorities at a prebuttal press conference hosted by Vice President Harris’s campaign in Doral, Fla., ahead of ...

Politics - The Hill - October 16

HSBC to split U.K. and Hong Kong banking arms into two separate units

HSBC’s overhaul will see the bank split into four separate units under the control of two distinct Eastern and Western markets divisions, new CEO Georges Elhedery said

Business - MarketWatch - October 22

Chicago to begin shutting down separate migrant shelter system

The city of Chicago will overhaul its migrant response strategy, including by closing its “landing zone” and migrant-only shelters, as it responds to a decline in the number of people arriving to ...

Trump, Harris separated by 1 point in battleground Pennsylvania poll

Former President Trump and Vice President Harris are nearly tied in the latest Franklin & Marshall poll of Pennsylvania voters. The survey, released Thursday, shows Trump leading Harris by 1 point, ...

Politics - The Hill - October 24

Migrant families worry over possible family separations if Trump wins

With the U.S. just days away from an election that could see former President Trump back in office, some undocumented migrants fear family separations.

Trump, Harris separated by 1 point in Arizona, Nevada: Polling

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump are separated by 1 point in Nevada and Arizona in recent polling from CNN. The polls, released Tuesday, found Harris garnering 48 percent ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

2 journalists killed in separate incidents in Mexico within 24 hours

A journalist who covered the violent western Mexico state of Michoacan for a Facebook news page has been shot to death

World - ABC News - 12 hours ago

2 journalists killed in separate attacks in Mexico within hours

Hours after gunmen killed a journalist who had just interviewed a mayor, an entertainment reporter was killed inside a restaurant she owned.

Harris’s closing message must separate her vision from Biden’s

With so much on the line and so little time left, Harris should not hesitate to explain how she plans to plot her own course and change directions.

Politics - The Hill - 2 hours ago

United States Grand Prix 2024: How to watch the next F1 race without cable

Everything you need to know about streaming the next Formula 1 Grand Prix.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 18

Mexico City Grand Prix 2024: How to watch the next F1 race without cable

Everything you need to know about streaming the next Formula 1 Grand Prix.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 6 days ago

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